Karnataka polls: PM Manmohan Singh addresses in public

With just a week before the state goes to polls, campaigning in Karnataka picks up steam. After Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh started his tour of the state on Monday.Singh is addressing public meetings. He is making a speech in Hubli, the most important city in north Karnataka which was a BJP stronghold till recently.From Hubli, the Prime Minister will fly down to address the Gowda family bastion of Bangalore rural. The Congress is trying to mobilise over 50,000 people at both the places. In 2008, Singh had addressed a closed door meeting in Bangalore